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Bishop John Ross Paterson 1604–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1604

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Sep 1680

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Rev. Garioch)

Mother: Elizabeth Ramsey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ramsey

Children(s): Helen Patterson, John Glasgow), Thomas Paterson, James Patterson, John Glasgow), Catherine Paterson, George Seafield, Sir Granton), Robert College), Alicia Paterson, Isabella Paterson

Bishop John Ross Paterson was born in 1604 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Rev Alexander Paterson Min Of Chapel Of Garioch And Elizabeth Ramsey. Bishop John Ross Paterson married Elizabeth Ramsey, and had children including Alicia Paterson, Catherine Paterson, George Paterson Of Seafield, Helen Patterson, Isabella Paterson, James Elliott Patterson, John Paterson Archbishop Of Glasgow, John Patterson Archbishop Of Glasgow, Robert Paterson Principal Of Marischal College, Sir William Paterson 1St Baronet Eccles Of Granton, Thomas Paterson. Bishop John Ross Paterson passed away in 1680 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Bishop John Ross Paterson was born in 1604 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Rev Alexander Paterson Min Of Chapel Of Garioch And Elizabeth Ramsey.
  • Bishop John Ross Paterson married Elizabeth Ramsey, and had children including Alicia Paterson, Catherine Paterson, George Paterson Of Seafield, Helen Patterson, Isabella Paterson, James Elliott Patterson, John Paterson Archbishop Of Glasgow, John Patterson Archbishop Of Glasgow, Robert Paterson Principal Of Marischal College, Sir William Paterson 1St Baronet Eccles Of Granton, Thomas Paterson.
  • Bishop John Ross Paterson passed away in 1680 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Bishop Paterson's Ancestors

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Bishop Paterson
1604–1680
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Rev. Alexander Paterson (Min. of Chapel of Garioch)
1574–1679
Alloa, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Ramsey
1584–1680
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Patreson
1559–1606
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Cristan Lesly
1560–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop Paterson's Descendants

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Bishop (John Ross) Paterson (25 May 1604–22 Sep 1680) m. Elizabeth Ramsey (1600–22 Sep 1680)
  1. 1. Helen Patterson 1628–1723 m. John (Thompson) III 1626–1679
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Thompson 1659–1749 m. Thomas (Simpson) I 1645–1709
      1. 1. Thomas (Simpson (Ulysses S. Grant Relative)) II 1683–1761 m. Jane Baxter 1685–1734
        1. 1. I. (William) Simpson 1701–1794 m. Jane Hines 1717–1801 m. Mary (Ann) Simpson 1710–1737
        2. 2. Mary Simpson 1708–1784
        3. 3. Elizabeth Simpson 1710–1824
        4. 4. Thomas Simpson. 1705–1760
        5. 5. Nathaniel Simpson 1708–
        6. 6. Baxter Simpson 1710–1790
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Simpson 1710–1737
        8. 8. Ignatius Simpson 1708–1768
        9. 9. Joseph Simpson 1708–
        10. 10. Samuel (C) Simpson 1706–1794
    2. 2. John (Thompson) IV 1648–1706
    3. 3. Christian Thompson 1650–1704
    4. 4. Katherine Thompson 1646–
    5. 5. Jane Thompson 1649–1714
    6. 6. Elizabeth Thompson 1647–
    7. 7. Andrew Thompson 1645–1721
  2. 2. John (Patterson (Archbishop Of) Glasgow) 1655–1720 m. Margaret Richmont 1655–
    1. 1. Agnes Patterson 1679–1681
    2. 2. William Patterson 1688–1688
    3. 3. John Patterson 1691–
    4. 4. Jean Patterson 1693–
  3. 3. Thomas Paterson 1630–1674
  4. 4. James (Elliott) Patterson 1633–1701
  5. 5. John (Paterson (Archbishop of) Glasgow) 1632–1708
  6. 6. Catherine Paterson 1620–1697
  7. 7. George (Paterson of) Seafield 1630–1685
  8. 8. Sir (William Paterson (1st Baronet Eccles of) Granton) 1630–1709
  9. 9. Robert (Paterson (Principal of Marischal) College) 1634–1717
  10. 10. Alicia Paterson 1637–
  11. 11. Isabella Paterson 1638–1714

Bishop Paterson's Timeline

5 Records

1604
25 May 1604
Birth of Bishop John Ross Paterson in Alloa, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Alloa, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
1604
25 May 1604
Birth of Bishop John Ross Paterson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1620
21 Feb 1620
Age 16
Bishop John Ross Paterson was married
None
1679
1 January 1679
Age 75
Death of Bishop John Ross Paterson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
1680
22 Sep 1680
Age 76
Death of Bishop John Ross Paterson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1604
    Event Place: Alloa, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1604
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1620

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Westscheillis Meikle Govan, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1679
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1680
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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